Geoff Northcott
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Geoff Northcott
Many forms in nature exhibit self-similarity, and as a result it is commonly held to be an intrinsically aesthetic property. Natural forms tend to exhibit self-similarity at many different levels of scale, whereas human-created forms generally do not. For example, an aerial view of a coastline reveals the same basic edge pattern, whether standing
... See moreWilliam Lidwell, Kritina Holden, Jill Butler • Universal Principles of Design, Revised and Updated: 125 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design
Dr. Gupta’s work is an extension of a theoretical model that Turing published in 1952.Turing’s model relied on the interplay between diffusion — a process by which particles spread into regions where they are less populated — and the chemical reactions experienced by those particles.
Diffusion generally leads to something uniform: Drop a bit of food... See more
Diffusion generally leads to something uniform: Drop a bit of food... See more
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Nature is filled with repeating patterns that reveal the organizing intelligence of the natural world 🌿🌎✨
Spirals: Spiral shell, the pattern of sunflower seeds, and swirling galaxies.
Ripples: Waves on a pond surface and sand patterns formed by wind.
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zachbushmdinstagram.comFerns are a form of fractal. A fractal is an object or quantity that displays self similarity, which means it looks roughly the same at any scale. Small-scale solutions impact the whole system. Use similar principles to build at all scales.
adrienne maree brown • Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds
Moreover, things become even more intriguing if one considers the Fibonacci series, which is: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, etc. (each number being given by the sum of the two previous ones) – with the consideration that so many plants, in their proportions, respect such a mathematical series
Pier Luigi Luisi • The Emergence of Life: From Chemical Origins to Synthetic Biology
When people have both enough power to undermine a system and a desire to get what they want that is greater than their desire to maintain the system, the system will fail.
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
Look at a fern. Look at the delta around New Orleans, and then look at how these veins and artery systems move through your system and your heart and your lungs. Look at the spiral shapes on your fingertips, and then look at the shape of galaxies. And in that way, we can begin to see there are no isolated patterns. The universe has some favorites,... See more